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Blogging, SEO and Social Media TipsWed, 15 Jul 2015 15:46:06 +0000en-UShourly1http://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.3The easiest email marketing platform for starters – GetResponsehttp://www.bloggerstack.com/easiest-email-marketing-getresponse/1421
http://www.bloggerstack.com/easiest-email-marketing-getresponse/1421#respondWed, 15 Jul 2015 15:45:21 +0000http://www.bloggerstack.com/?p=1421With every passing hour new generation of entrepreneurs are surfacing up. Interestingly this wave of entrepreneurial ventures is the ones who are making most out of content marketing. Email marketing is a highly efficient tool which allows them to reach more number of people and promote their business across the globe. However to use email... [Click to Continue]

]]>With every passing hour new generation of entrepreneurs are surfacing up. Interestingly this wave of entrepreneurial ventures is the ones who are making most out of content marketing. Email marketing is a highly efficient tool which allows them to reach more number of people and promote their business across the globe. However to use email marketing effectively they require an easy to operate email marketing tool with a friendly interface. There are many email marketing tools available in the market and I will be discussing about an intuitive one which makes email marketing a simple task.

There are several email marketing softwares providing various features at disposal. GetResponse is an easy to operate tool which will kick start your email marketing. Let’s explore the features which make GetResponse an easy to handle and efficient tool.

Email creator:

This feature helps you create customized marketing emails through drag and drop procedure. You can choose from various templates available and even images can be picked from more than 1000 images in iStock. The images can be edited with rescaling, cropping and resizing within the created email draft. This feature is equipped with time travel functionality which makes sure that your emails reach every geographical region at the respective local time.

Autoresponders

Time-based and action-based messages can be scheduled to create automated customized programs. This way the subscribers are updated with latest and relevant offers and promotions. Autoresponders for daily deals is very effective at promoting the offers which are specific to the subscriber’s needs.

Form Builder

Through this tool pre-coded new subscriber forms can be integrated with your website which will eventually assist you in increasing the size of your subscribers’ pool. More than 500 templates help you in creating the desired design for the subscriber form. Graphics and other utilities can be added to the functionalities and all this without coding.

List Booster

Increasing the size of your address book becomes very easy and convenient with this tool. List booster allows you to import contacts from various sources. Addresses saved on hard disk can be uploaded and contacts can be imported from other email clients such as Gmail, Yahoo and many more. Also, you can add people from your LinkedIn network and send them newsletters.

Inbox Preview

Once the newsletter is created you have to be very sure that it is error free and can be displayed across various platforms. Inbox Preview allows provides you the assurance that your email newsletter will look appropriate on any screen. These screens might belong to a desktop computer, inbox of any other email client or even a smartphone. This feature is clubbed with email creator and is just one click away.

Intelligent marketing

GetResponse is decorated with many intelligent features which make your job of managing your promotions very easy. Subscribers can be segmented into groups and these groups can intuitively be added to the mailing lists based on their response pattern. This tool also lets you compare your several newsletters to gauge the overall efficiency. Automated reports can be sent to your email providing you the crucial data about your newsletters.

A/B testing

This tool lets you customize and design your emails and newsletters on the basis of various responses and reports. Through this tool anything and everything related to your email can be tested. Testing template, email length, delivery time is marginally streamlined with the help of this testing tool. Even this tool can be customized as per your preferences about various metrics on significance level.

By this time you would be definitely convinced about the positives of GetResponse.com. However there are still more features that aren’t covered her yet prove useful to every marketer. Head over to GetResponse and try it out yourself.

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http://www.bloggerstack.com/content-marketing-business/1417#respondSat, 04 Jul 2015 17:12:30 +0000http://www.bloggerstack.com/?p=1417How Effective is content writing? With the invention of the Internet human race was introduced to a new and infinite world of possibilities. The world as we live in shrunk and geographical distances were minimized digitally. This served as a boon for entrepreneurs and small business owners which helped them grow in their ventures. Reaching... [Click to Continue]

With the invention of the Internet human race was introduced to a new and infinite world of possibilities. The world as we live in shrunk and geographical distances were minimized digitally. This served as a boon for entrepreneurs and small business owners which helped them grow in their ventures. Reaching more and more people was not as difficult as it was earlier and the Internet enabled them to think bigger and grow bigger.

Businesses with relatively less capital backup couldn’t afford high cost marketing so they started promoting and marketing their brands on the web. This is how content marketing was conceived. However as the time passed, with many startups and even big businesses using this technique the competition increased. Today, the need to create effective content in order to generate more leads is of paramount importance.

Let’s jot down a few crucial points on creating content which will convert those visitors into leads:

Noticeable difference from advertisements

Advertisements and other forms of marketing tend to become repetitive after a while and audience loses interest in it. Therefore, the content created for web should be updated and well researched. Content should present product and professional advices for the items displayed.

Engaging and informative content.

Information index of the content should be very high. Providing details about the company and the product will generate more interest in the visitors motivating them to visit your website again. Repeated visits make him a potential customer for you. EBooks describing the usage and benefits of your products should be an integral part.

Corporate Blogs

If your company is expanded enough to incorporate different levels of management then make sure that managers connected to your company should run a blog. Such blogs should keep the visitors updated about developments within the company. This will enable visitors to seek a relation with your brand based on trust and faith.

Sharing

Mouth publicity, the most effective form of publicity is working through another dimension in this cyber age. The new age mantra is ‘we share what we like’. The content created should contain issues and current affairs which are more often shared by people. So, inculcating controversial topics in your blog or forum wouldn’t be a bad idea.

Error free and comprehensible

Nobody likes to read an incorrect language. The texts written for your content should be free of any grammatical errors; also the visitors need not to be literary scholars to understand and comprehend the written text. The content should be presented in an easy to understand but error free manner.

Uniqueness and connection

Now, possibly the only attribute which will inspire people to visit your site again is the distinctiveness of your subject matter. Writing remarkably isolated content is of utmost significance. This can be achieved by doing in depth research about the target audience and creating content that would be of more interest to the targeted community of visitors.

Updated content

It is advisable to keep your content updated with current market trends. Keeping a check on your competitor’s content will assist you further in gauging the market and customer response. Content created should contain video interviews, infographics and blogs and open forums.

Thorough content

The crucial attribute is a detailed content to establish your brand as a leading market player; someone who knows what he/she is doing. The content should not be superficial or partial in any way and should visitors get a doubt the content should address every confusion and indecision.

]]>http://www.bloggerstack.com/content-marketing-business/1417/feed0How content marketing can benefit small business and start upshttp://www.bloggerstack.com/content-marketing-small-business/1409
http://www.bloggerstack.com/content-marketing-small-business/1409#respondSun, 14 Jun 2015 05:15:42 +0000http://www.bloggerstack.com/?p=1409Content Marketing and promotion are the backbone of any business. The number of people you can reach is directly proportional to the success of your business venture. There are several ways businessman have marketed their business in the past but today the quickest and the most efficient medium to make people aware about your presence... [Click to Continue]

]]>Content Marketing and promotion are the backbone of any business. The number of people you can reach is directly proportional to the success of your business venture. There are several ways businessman have marketed their business in the past but today the quickest and the most efficient medium to make people aware about your presence is the Internet, especially if you are an entrepreneur or running your business which falls under the SMB category i.e. Small and Midsize Business.

Unlike big conglomerates, SMBs run on a relatively small capital and sharing content over the web is a cost effective way to increase their clientele and at the same time retain old customers.

By definition content marketing is a strategy of creating and sharing content. The content can be in form news, graphics, photos, forums, reviews, case studies, videos, interviews etc. While this strategy is implemented by almost every category of business, SMB brands have made most out of it in a profound way.

The paradigm of buyer seller relationship is shifted now. Earlier sellers used to be expert in their products and now buyers are more aware and thus know the products better. This makes them a keen customer who shops with intelligence. Through content marketing SMBs can create awareness about their products which further broadens the customer base.

Creating valuable and cost effective content and sharing it through the Web allows smaller businesses to design and implement their marketing strategy without allocating a large amount of money for promotion.

The diverse nature of web content is another advantage for SMB brands. Content created on and for Internet can be equipped with several forms of entities which are customizable as per the need. Content can be created as texts, videos, blogs etc. Moreover, content creation is a continuous procedure which lets SMB brands update and amend their strategy as per the response.

Now, this part really brings these SMBs in league with big market players. Taking advantage of the technological developments in Internet communication new brands and products can be launched and promoted all across the globe.

Following are the few benefits of content marketing:

Good content increases the number of page visits which is further helpful in creating more leads.

Content marketing is way cheaper than other forms of marketing strategies adopted by large corporations.

Additionally, well conceived and effective content increases leads and eventually the sales. This further increases the revenue of the particular brand and enables SMBs to venture into new dimensions of the same business or explore new business arenas altogether. Another less prominent factor which is extremely beneficial for an SMB brand is, tracking the competition.

Virtually transparent digital media allows SMBs to flow seamless through the content shared by a competitor. Constant scrutinizing and statistical analysis can provide a deep insight into the functioning of the rival brand and further marketing strategies can be planned accordingly.

All these combined factors make content marketing a digital boon for SMB brands which play a pivotal role in the functioning of the Business Ecosystem.

]]>http://www.bloggerstack.com/content-marketing-small-business/1409/feed0How to Build an eCommerce Store From Scratchhttp://www.bloggerstack.com/build-ecommerce-store-from-scratch/1397
http://www.bloggerstack.com/build-ecommerce-store-from-scratch/1397#respondSun, 10 May 2015 18:05:07 +0000http://www.bloggerstack.com/?p=1397Not only can you start your own website online, but you can also start an eCommerce site these days. No matter where you are, whatever you do, your online presence can simply take your business to heights. Now, considering the boom, which ecommerce has registered of late, everyone is naturally eyeing to create those well... [Click to Continue]

]]>Not only can you start your own website online, but you can also start an eCommerce site these days. No matter where you are, whatever you do, your online presence can simply take your business to heights. Now, considering the boom, which ecommerce has registered of late, everyone is naturally eyeing to create those well optimized, sophisticated, charismatic and highly user friendly ecommerce websites to stand out from the rest. Creating an eCommerce website was a bit of rocket science earlier when the design and functionality had to be made from scratch. Wix.com has stolen all that charisma as it stood out to be the best online store builder right now with lots of user friendly options for the not so techie people. Wix.com offers the renowned online website builder and its eCommerce platform is known as WixStores.

What you can do with WixStores:

WixStores facilitates you to build a store with custom domain name and hosting. So what, if you are not too technically sound with coding and all, yet you will be able to build a highly developed, functional as well as a professional eCommerce website. All you need to do is edit the default website template, make the changes and publish it online for the world.

Here is a short list of what best features WixStores has to offer:

Custom templates with categories to choose from

Add ons to improve functionality of the eCommerce website

Payment systems built in

Stable and secure hosting

Manage your store through the WixStores Store Manager

Domain name search and registration services

About WixStores:

Considering the mammoth shift towards eCommerce businesses, WixStores has stood out, because of its ease and ever increasing clients across the world. Its eCommerce platform has awesome features. If you are looking to create an eye catching, captivating online store with a variety of facilities, then you have found the best and the simplest way of creating an online store. You will be like “Wow” as its powerful management system is something, which you can’t deny. Likewise, it is equally mobile optimized, which further works in your favor too.

Why is WixStores different from the rest?

We have seen many online website builders that fail to deliver. So we took a peek into how WixStores works and created our own demo site. The paid plan we chose was eCommerce (however, the VIP plan also includes WixStores). Considering the vast number of features offered, the price is quite liberal. Although, there is no dearth of eCommerce platforms out there, WixStores is special and the following points authenticate the same as well:

Captivating designs – If “professionals” design templates, then it shows and the same goes for such captivating templates. Just choose the one and work your way. Great, isn’t it?

We had no issues finding lots of designs in the gallery. Each and every template is unique and beautiful. No business can blossom without displaying in galleries. WixStores comes at your services with different galleries to take your breath away. You have the option to choose from a wide range of themes in all the plans. The best part is that every theme is mobile optimized.

Sophisticated back-end support – It’s extremely crucial that you have back-end support for your eCommerce website in order to ensure that your site constantly performs well. Who else can better assist the same than Wix’s support team.

Mobile and SEO Optimized: SEO is a big deal these days. With Google’s latest mobile penalty update, everyone has learnt a lesson that their site should be mobile optimized as well. Most of us operate sites through mobile and all the Wix templates are mobile optimized as well.

Secure Payment Methods – Selling online is never complete without a payment method. WixStores offers three different payment methods option in its plan, which will cut down the hassle of setting up things on your own.

Easily manage your orders – Keeping all your past and present orders is essential and this can be seen in bigger commerce sites. WixStores offers this functionality in sites and you can keep a track of the list of orders, which you have added in an easy manner.

Options for creating different products – The more products in your portfolio, the tougher it becomes to list and set them up on a site. But then again you can easily take care of this tedious task using the WixStore pages. Through available options of size, colors etc meant for different products, you can create them as you want. You are also facilitated to add a whopping 20 images for every single product.

Give it a try!

It’s child’s play when it comes to signing up for Wix and getting on with your work. Likewise, there are no hidden terms of conditions. You don’t have to pay any sort of commission as well. Doesn’t Wix give you an easy way to express yourself in a larger platform? Yes, indeed. Well, simply sign up for Wix.com and try WixStores.

You can simply create a beautiful site either for personal or for business use. We had a chance to test a demo site and make changes to it in minutes. Also the overall ease and simplicity of the visual editor outperforms all the other competitors out there.

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http://www.bloggerstack.com/the-role-of-social-media-revolution/1390#respondMon, 09 Mar 2015 16:39:32 +0000http://www.bloggerstack.com/?p=1390Working toward your degree in public administration today means that you have real time access to important examples of the challenges and rewards associated with modern public leadership. Protests and uprisings across the world offer insight into the changing relationship between leaders and the public worldwide. There is no better tool than social media for experiencing and... [Click to Continue]

]]>Working toward your degree in public administration today means that you have real time access to important examples of the challenges and rewards associated with modern public leadership. Protests and uprisings across the world offer insight into the changing relationship between leaders and the public worldwide. There is no better tool than social media for experiencing and understanding these events. See more in our latest infographic:

]]>http://www.bloggerstack.com/the-role-of-social-media-revolution/1390/feed0The Science Behind Searchhttp://www.bloggerstack.com/science-behind-search-engine/1244
http://www.bloggerstack.com/science-behind-search-engine/1244#respondFri, 16 Jan 2015 04:05:57 +0000http://www.bloggerstack.com/?p=1244As you consider getting a library science degree, keep in mind the multitude of ways in which libraries have changed in the digital age. Search engines have become knowledge centers, and librarians are charged with understanding them. Start your education now – see our latest infographic for the details on the science behind search: Image Credit:... [Click to Continue]

]]>As you consider getting a library science degree, keep in mind the multitude of ways in which libraries have changed in the digital age. Search engines have become knowledge centers, and librarians are charged with understanding them. Start your education now – see our latest infographic for the details on the science behind search:Image Credit:USC Library Science Degree

]]>http://www.bloggerstack.com/science-behind-search-engine/1244/feed0Raising Business Awareness with Social Mediahttp://www.bloggerstack.com/raising-business-awareness-social-media/1236
http://www.bloggerstack.com/raising-business-awareness-social-media/1236#respondTue, 09 Sep 2014 12:23:37 +0000http://www.bloggerstack.com/?p=1236Any business owner needs to know how to use social media to their advantage, whether they want to focus on a Facebook boost or some other site, like Twitter or Instagram. This is a crucial part of connecting with customers, bringing in new customers and generally just increasing brand awareness. Social media allows businesses to... [Click to Continue]

]]>Any business owner needs to know how to use social media to their advantage, whether they want to focus on a Facebook boost or some other site, like Twitter or Instagram. This is a crucial part of connecting with customers, bringing in new customers and generally just increasing brand awareness. Social media allows businesses to reach out to people and interact with them in a way that they have never been able to before, and that works both ways; customers can also interact with the company, which they enjoy.

General Brand Awareness

First of all, the business owners can simply use the social media sites to raise brand awareness. This is done in a general fashion, and the overall goal is just to make sure that people recognize the brand when they see it. No matter what message is being used, the key points include doing it in a style that is consistent with branding and using color schemes and logos that match. For example, some company owners will just ask people questions about how they use products similar to the ones that the company sells. Not only is this good research, but it gets people to interact, meaning that they see the logo and become familiar with the brand, allowing them to recognize it more quickly when they are shopping.

Specific Information About Deals

Another way that owners can use social medial is to pass along information about deals and sales that could be happening in the future. People often post about free items that will be given away at various locations; for instance, they could post about free food from a burger chain. This is basically just marketing, letting people who may be interested know that the deal is coming. This will help to ensure that people react to the sales and deals as expected.

Of course, the overall goal is to generate more sales. If the company announces that it will give away 1,000 free items on a certain day, they are hoping that more than 1,000 people show up, leading some of those people to make purchases. The owners are also hoping that people will buy more items on top of the free ones, generating sales in that fashion. There is no need to mention any of this on the social media sites, but it is important for company owners to have their end goal in mind when they start the marketing campaign.

Launch Day Awareness

One of the best ways to use social media is to spread the word about a new company before the launch. That first day of business can be incredibly important. It needs to generate buzz about the company so that people will talk about it. It needs to create repeat customers right off of the bat by giving them things that they love, ensuring that they come back. A successful launch can solidify a company’s future success. People need to know about the launch in order for it to be successful, though, and social media can be a great way to get the word out to many people at once.

]]>http://www.bloggerstack.com/raising-business-awareness-social-media/1236/feed0Blogging 101: Ten tips to effectively improve your Blog Incomehttp://www.bloggerstack.com/blogging-101-ten-tips-blog-income/1220
http://www.bloggerstack.com/blogging-101-ten-tips-blog-income/1220#respondFri, 25 Jul 2014 19:13:13 +0000http://www.bloggerstack.com/?p=1220Blogging is not only a passion but also a good online income earner for many people throughout the world. There are tonnes of Blogs all around but only some of them are successful in blogging and only a few yield good income. The reason? Bad maintenance of Blog. Maintenance is not something we need for... [Click to Continue]

]]>Blogging is not only a passion but also a good online income earner for many people throughout the world. There are tonnes of Blogs all around but only some of them are successful in blogging and only a few yield good income.

The reason?

Bad maintenance of Blog.

Maintenance is not something we need for appliances but also for a blog. When a blog is new, everything works fine and everything looks good. As the number of users increase and the blog gains more reputation, you should make some changes to your site.

The following factors are crucial for any blog.

1. Choose the right blogging platform:

I have personally seen many people start with a BlogSpot (Google’s exclusive blogging tool) and then shift to WordPress or Joomla for a better CMS. It is often a bad practice as importing a blog from one format to another often bring lot of new issues like missing links and more 404 errors.

2. Choose a right Hosting /VPS:

Shared hosting is what every start up Blogger chooses, but let me remind you that if you are serious about making some money, then you need to think in an advanced manner. Share hosting always has tonnes of issues where as Cloud Hosting or a Cloud VPS has 99.9 % uptime with better functionality.

They are simply flexible and offer many advantages to the price you pay. Better than all, you have complete control over it.

There are good VPS providers like Linode, DigitalOcean and good WordPress specific cloud hosting offers like WPEngine all around the internet.

3. Choose a Niche you love to write about:

The most used niche is Technology. It is because they are vast news in that criterion and many former blogs are available for latest updates. But keep in mind that you can only write well if you are proficient in it.

Consider a simple example like French and English. If you are proficient with English, then you can’t write anything in French because you know nothing about it right? The same goes with a Blogging Niche.

Don’t just choose some niche that is saturated because you can’t try anything new.

4. Choose a simple layout for your Blog:

Always don’t go for themes that are flashy and have tonnes of images in them. Try to get a theme that is simple and flexible. Maintain the web standards and check for valid HTML and XHTML themes so that errors are reduced.

5. Always Optimise Images:

This is something that many Bloggers and Webmaster forget. Images play a crucial role in the loading time of your Blog. So make sure that all your images are optimised for better loading times. Use tools like Yahoo Smush.it to reduce the images size by compressing it.

6. Always stay up to date:

Make sure your CMS and your server packages are up to date. If you fail in updating them, then you are seriously taking the risk of getting your blog hacked.

Updates are issued by software so that previously open cracks and bugs will be healed. Use a CMS exclusively created for Blogging like WordPress or Ghost.

7. Take security seriously:

Never think that plugins and updates solely provide you good security. Keep in mind that “Your Security is your Concern”. No one takes that burden except you should be. If your blog gets hacked, all your hard work is lost in a few seconds

Implement good firewall rules and use good plugins and security patches so that you are always protected. Make use of Backup plugins often.

8. Give your users some space to read what they like:

Most bloggers use Pop Ups to show Ads and Social Network pages so that they get clicks, Facebook like and much more. But this is what the users don’t expect.

They come to your Blog to read what they want, if they don’t find that first then you will never have a second chance to get that visitor back again. So always make sure that you follow this:

“Content First, Ads next”

9. Don’t copy content, create it:

Copying content is the easiest way to flood your blog with articles, but it doesn’t attract any Search Engines or any Users. Plagiarism is taken seriously by users and Search giants like Google and Bing. So make sure you are blogging uniquely.

In fact they take Plagiarism Damn Seriously!

No one likes reading the same article twice, nor the search engines. So create content and make it look different to the eyes of both users and search engines. Creating daily content doesn’t bring more users but creating unique content does.

10. Interact with the users and gift them often:

Use a good comment system and interact with the users who commented on your blog. Hold some giveaways so that your gain some good reputation and more traffic.

You can also ask users to like you pages and follow you during Giveaways, which is legal and non-obtrusive. Remember, everyone like free gifts and licenses and it improves your blogging strategy

Running a successful Blog needs a lot of homework and it is far difficult than you thought it would be. So work hard keeping your users in mind. Don’t write for Google, Bing, Page Ranks, Page Authority and Alexa Ranks. Always write for readers, readers, readers…readers.

Apart from that you need to follow healthy back linking techniques and good SEO strategy. Black Hat SEO is always free and easy, but these techniques are always a Fail and will remain that way. No one can cheat Search Engines and their algorithms.

If anyone is selling anything that claims to cheat Search Engines and boost your rankings, then that is surely a scam. Stay away from they and try getting genuine links from bigger websites. Make sure you improve your on page SEO score too.

Use good hosting and CDN, to speed up your websites loading times. All of them are vital for higher search rankings.

Failing in any of these techniques will make you repent for choosing Blogging as a career. So, work hard and earn hard

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http://www.bloggerstack.com/healthy-website-blog-service/1158#respondMon, 05 May 2014 06:20:29 +0000http://www.bloggerstack.com/?p=1158Every webmaster must make use of external services to keep their Blog/Website healthy, fast performing and maintain good SEO rankings. Most of the time, the webmaster can tweak the particular CMS or Template to make things work. However sometimes it takes a bit of extra effort to get things going in the right path. ... [Click to Continue]

]]>Every webmaster must make use of external services to keep their Blog/Website healthy, fast performing and maintain good SEO rankings. Most of the time, the webmaster can tweak the particular CMS or Template to make things work. However sometimes it takes a bit of extra effort to get things going in the right path.

This is where external services are required for websites. Here I have listed Top 10 services every Webmaster/ Blogger must use for their Blog/Website. So let’s jump into the details.

1. CloudFlare:

A web security and performance company that delivers your website blazing fast and also comes with a free plan. CloudFlare basically provides the webmaster an option to minify their assets and also server the files and images through a Global CDN. Their Anycast DNS servers give your site a faster resolving time. Apart from that they provide some cool apps that you can add for your website to make it good looking and improve its performance.

2. Smush.it:

A service provided by the internet giant Yahoo! to compress your images without loss. When your site loads, more than 50% will be images in most cases. So, you serve compressed images, then you get faster load times. For WordPress users there is a plugin and for others you need to make some server side changes.

3. MaxCDN:

Undoubtedly the best and cheap CDN I’ve used so far. Their basic pricing starts at $9 per month for two sites. They have lots of POP locations worldwide and their servers are NginX and PageSpeed optimised. So you’ll get uncompromised speed.

4. Acunetix/Sucuri Plugins:

There comes a time when we need to scan our websites for any malicious code or malware stuff. Scanning file by file manually is a tough task, so the best alternative is to automate it. This must be done by the experts and this is where Acunetix and Sucuri come into play. They can scan your website for malicious content and also check for dirty code in your templates. A WordPress plugin readily exists for WP lovers.

5. GTMetrix:

An online website that will test other websites for speed. GTMetrix scans your sites with the Google’s PageSpeed and YSlow algorithms and tells you where you need to work in order to speed up your site. Their suggestion is the best and also you can test from different locations. It’s Free.

6. BufferApp:

This is an application created by the creators of Digg-Digg, a WordPress plugin that is used for Social Sharing. BufferApp also does exactly the same but with scheduling. You may post an article at 10 AM but you can have it posted to Social Networks at 11Am or even 2PM. It’s in your hands. An excellent tool in the Social Media dominated world. It offers both Free and Pro plans.

7. Pingdom:

Most of you may already know this but it is worth mentioning every time. Uptime is very crucial for websites and any minute downtime will cost you some dollars. This service basically checks your website’s uptime like every 15 minutes and sends you an email. It also offers SMS alerts etc. but with paid plans.

9. IFTTT:

If This Then That (IFTTT), is a web based service that does lots of interlinked stuff. You can link you DropBox to twitter to share a file when you upload (or) you can add your blog to share a link on Facebook. Lots of recipes are there and you can add your own too. This is a must have. So try it. It’s free

10. Attracta:

An SEO service that has a free plan. It creates a sitemap of your site and send it to Yahoo, Bing and Google. Also checks your site for Blacklist. A free service to create and submit sitemaps automatically. However you can add only one site in a free plan.